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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019077112 · 7/14/2019 · Ireland Electric Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Ireland Electric Corporation
Location
375 West Forrest St., HARLEM, GEORGIA, 30814
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing conduit in the ceiling area of a new school building utilizing a 12-foot A-frame ladder. The employee's legs got caught in the ladder rungs, causing the ladder and the employee to fall. The employee struck the floor and was hospitalized with cracked ribs and lacerations to the head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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